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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

I knew right away that Shane wasn’t going to be interested in lox, so this was my breakfast this morning. It comes from
Just a Bunch of Recipes.

For
some damn reason, no matter what I did to my frying pan, the bread kept
sticking to it and the outer layer would tear off. I don’t know why,
because I’ve used that pan for grilled
sandwiches before. Sam did recommend a heavy white bread, and I was
using regular grocery store brand white bread. However, it had been
previously frozen bread, but I pulled that loaf out of the freezer days
ago and it’s been fine for everything else.

I also swapped out Gouda for Fontina, as all the Fontina cheese was gone.

What did I learn from this recipe?Oh..my…gawd…I
loved it.

My husband will never want to try this sandwich, and he’s not
a picky eater, but I know he’ll never try it. I’m fine with that,
because it means I won’t have to worry about anyone
using up the lox I can buy at the store, before I have a chance to eat
any of it.
J

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

I’ve
decided to knock out a few quick recipes for myself, because I know
there are certain ones my husband won’t eat. Case in point: Mashed
Potato Tacos. I read the recipe to him and all he said
was, “No. If there’s no beed in it, it’s not a taco.”

He was actually quite happy with this frozen pizza for supper tonight, while I had two of these tacos. Normally I wouldn’t make two different meals, but seriously, these are super easy. They
come from Awesome Recipes & Kitchen Shortcuts.

What did I learn from this recipe?I had forgotten to
get the sour cream for these the last time I was at the store. But, I
had a jar of salsa Verde instead and these tacos actually needed the
extra spice (I also added a little minced garlic to the potatoes). I
think
with sour cream, these tacos would have been like shoving a cloud into
your mouth: mealy and soft. There was really nothing to set the various
flavors apart, save the salsa. It was a lot like a bean burrito.

And
unfortunately, there was no texture to these either, even with some
porchini and truffle potato chips. Now, part of that might have been my
own doing. Sam recommended
folding them in half to eat. Judging from the picture, it would be more
like rolling them into a traditional taco shell shape. I actually
rolled them, again like a burrito, to eat them, to keep the potato chips
inside.

Good Geek Quotes To Live By

“Being a geek is all about being honest about what you enjoy and not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something. It’s basically a license to proudly emote on a somewhat childish level rather than behave like a supposed adult. Being a geek is extremely liberating.”

--Simon Pegg

"Being a fangirl or a nerd means that you’re not afraid to love things. That’s what it really gets down to: a conscious decision to not let societal stigma tell you how appropriate your feelings are or are not."--Sara @ Fantastic Fangirls

"Wil Wheaton Says: Don't be a dick"--Wil Wheaton

"All I ask of you is one thing: please don't be cynical. I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen."